One month after their well-received performances at the Underground Music Showcase, Montana’s Wartime Blues returned to Denver for a headlining slot at the Hi-Dive.

Wartime Blues
8.26.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Courting the Queen Manor
2. Sugar Hill Thump
3. Track #03
4. Track #04
5. Track #05
6. Doves & Drums
7. Judas Horse
8. Goathawk
9. Track #09
10. Youth
11. Track #11

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Brooklyn’s Dream Diary are relative newcomers to the indie pop scene, and have yet to complete their first album.  The current plan is for an early 2011 release on Kanine Records, and this Thursday afternoon performance at PopFest is sure to be a preview of songs that will make their way onto that record.

Dream Diary
8.11.2010
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Paper Flowers (Live at Athens PopFest)
2. Audrey of Spirits (Live at Athens PopFest)
3. Is He Really Mine? (Live at Athens PopFest)
4. unknown (Live at Athens PopFest)
5. El Lissitzky (Live at Athens PopFest)
6. Son Of A Gun (Live at Athens PopFest)
7. unknown (Live at Athens PopFest)
8. Something Tells Her (Live at Athens PopFest)

Listen here:
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(Photo by Michelle Browning.)

The Mile Markers
8.26.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Way Downtown
2. Dance Around Ladies
3. Take To the Road
4. A Little Rain
5. The Cuckoo
6. Police
7. Come Up Short
8. How You Make It
9. The Lowlands
10. Revival

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Hosted by the Mile High Business Alliance, the Local Flavor Festival places a spotlight on locally owned establishments.  This year’s event included local food, exhibits, and live music situated in the parking lot behind Tattered Cover.  Safe Boating is No Accident kicked off the the festival just before lunch, as vendors and attendees were still scrambling to erect canopies and umbrellas.

Safe Boating is No Accident
8.07.2010
Local Flavor Fest, Lowenstein CulturePlex, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Strange Powers [Magnetic Fields] *
2. Rose Conelly [Flatt & Scruggs] *
3. Where the Sidewalk Ends [Silverstein] *
4. Theme from Broken Window Song
5. Boom Boom
6. I’ve Been All Around This World
7. Libertines
8. Song is Colour Blue
9. Who Will Marry You?
10. Something Wicked
11. I Will Be Surprised
12. (Mickki Langston talks about LFF)

Notes:
* = Leighton solo
Show features Ian Douglas-Moore on bass, with Neil being out of town.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Gregory Alan Isakov played a sold-out show at the Bluebird, celebrating the re-release of This Empty Northern Hemisphere on vinyl.  The LP was limited to a pressing of 500 from Suburban Home, and may be sold out.  If you can’t track down the vinyl version, CDs and mp3 downloads are still available of this must-have album.

Gregory Alan Isakov
10.17.2009
Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Big Black Car
3. Virginia May
4. Mercury
5. The Stable Song
6. The Universe
7. Evelyn
8. Words
9. Drank All The Wine
10. The Great American *
11. Liars
12. Dandelion Wine
13. Salt and the Sea
14. That Moon Song
15. This Empty Northern Hemisphere
16. I Used To Have a Couch
(Encore)
17. Black and Blue

Notes:
* = first time played

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Following yesterday’s post of the 9/1/2010 Birds and Batteries show, here’s another they played two years ago in Denver.  Listening to both 2008 and 2010 yields some insight into this band’s evolution over the past two years.

Birds and Batteries
7.17.2008
The Lion’s Lair, Denver, CO

Source: DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > Lunatec V3 > M-Audio Microtrack 2 > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. We’re An Industry
3. I’ll Never Sleep Again
4. Soft Surveillance
5. After A Flood
6. Turnstyles
7. Ocarina
8. Mythology: The Great Director
9. Star Clusters

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files are available upon request.

A enthralling set from Katherine Ersing of Pollination Population, this is one of those noise collages that I could listen to for hours.

Pollination Population
7.11.2010
Titwrench Fest, Glob, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060’s > DAD6001’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Be Your Honey Bee
3. Noise Set

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

After coming through Denver many times to play the Lion’s Lair, Birds and Batteries scored a headlining slot at the Hi-Dive this month.  The band’s upcoming album Panorama is available for pre-sale in LP or CD format via Spune, and hits stores on October 12th.

Birds and Batteries
9.01.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Lightning
2. The Villain
3. Sneaky Times
4. Strange Kind of Mirror
5. We’re an Industry
6. Squeeze Box
7. Star Clusters
8. Lonely Guns >
9. Out in the Woods
10. A Million People

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

(Photo by Tim Weilert of Something Like Sound.)

As previously noted, Owen Ashworth is on his last U.S tour ever as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.  He stopped in Denver last night to serve up one more helping of tunes awash in disappointment, desolation, aspiration, and love. While a little light on early albums (only one song each from Twinkle Echo and Pocket Symphonies), CFTPA nevertheless covered the breadth of a 13 year catalog. Two rare covers also emerged, Christmas in Oakland and John Prine’s Christmas in Prison. Australian trio Otouto backed Owen for most of the show, and also opened with a set of their own material.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
9.11.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Harsh the Herald Angels Sing
3. Toby Take A Bow
4. Nashville Parthenon
5. White Corolla
6. Young Shields
7. Tonight Was a Disaster
8. Ice Cream Truck
9. Man o’ War
10. Old Panda Days
11. I Love Creedence
12. New Year’s Kiss
13. Natural Light
14. Christmas in Oakland
15. Christmas In Prison
16. Northfield, MN
17. Killers
18. Cold White Christmas
19. Bobby Malone Moves Home
(Encore)
20. White Jetta
21. Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
22. White on White

Notes:
OTOUTO played as Owen’s backing band.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Vitamins were lying low for most of the summer, but returned in August and September with plenty of new jams.  All but two of the tracks below are unreleased!  The band’s last studio EP, Songs For Stem Cells, can be downloaded from Amazon and iTunes, or picked up in physical form at Twist and Shout.

Vitamins
9.01.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track #01
2. Annual Bi-Centennial
3. Track #03
4. A Fear Of Rattles
5. Track #05
6. Track #06
7. Track #07

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

(Photo by Tom Murphy via Westword.)

With the level of chatter present on this recording, I had decided to shelve it.  But someone mentioned wanting a copy the other day, so here’s Damon and Naomi opening for A Hawk and a Hacksaw last fall.

Damon and Naomi
10.16.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Song to the Siren
3. Eye of the Storm
4. Ueno Station
5. Lilac Land
6. New York City
7. Turn of the Century
8. I’m Yours
9. Bird on a Wire [Leonard Cohen]

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
7.17.2009
Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Soldiers Get Strange
2. Streetlights
3. Try
4. Grown
5. Goddamn Lonely Love
6. Psycho Killer
7. Danko/Manuel
8. Seven Mile Island
9. Cigarettes and Wine
10. Chicago Promenade
11. The Assassin
12. Outfit
13. Never Gonna Change *
14. Dress Blues
15. American Girl **
(Encore)
16. Into the Mystic
17. Decoration Day

Notes:
* = w/ Spiders (Kidsmoke) tease
** = w/ Todd Haller on vocals

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

With the vibes relocated to Minnesota, Vibes on Velvet performances have become understandably rare.  Megan Wise was back in Denver during The UMS, and brought out her vibes to join Tony Asnicar (guitar) and Susan Phelan (bass) in offering up a unique brand of western jazz.

Vibes on Velvet
7.22.2010
The Hornet, The UMS, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Caravan
2. Shot in the Dark
3. Spookmaster
4. Gypsy Cab
5. Bus Pass
6. Luna
7. Topsy
8. Ink Mysterioso
9. Perry Mason Theme
10. Giblets
11. Bag’s Groove
12. Hit the Bricks

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Of the four CD releases in Denver on this particular night, I was only able to capture the Safe Boating is No Accident show.  Filled with therapy, conspiracy theories, (staged) fights and more, this show was quite a spectacle!  The band invited Yuzo Nieto (Pink Hawks, Pee-Pee) to play saxophone on several songs, and finished out the night with a nod to Pee-Pee, who would be playing their last show on the following night.

Safe Boating is No Accident
9.03.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. soundcheck (Two States)
2. therapeutic intro
3. Theme from Broken Window Song *
4. Boom Boom *
5. Song is Colour Blue *
6. I Will Be Surprised
7. tech problems/banter
8. I’ve Been All Around This World
9. Satyr’s Day Parade
10. Ladyfriend Waltz > “Breakup 2 Makeup” > Ladyfriend Waltz
11. Libertines *
12. Tiny Little Universe
13. Who Will Marry You?
(Encore)
14. banter/crowd
15. Over That Hill [Pee Pee]

Notes:
* = with Yuzo Nieto on saxaphone
EP release party for “Isn’t it Fun?”

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Here’s a great sounding set from Lilly Scott and Cole Rudy (a.k.a. Big Lil’), who opened for Ben Sollee at the Oriental Theater last weekend.  This show was very well attended–hopefully this leads to more frequent shows being booked at the Oriental.

Lilly Scott and Cole Rudy (Big Lil’)
9.05.2010
Oriental Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Can of Beer
2. Wasted Time
3. Corn on the Cob
4. Jello Plate
5. High Heels
6. Couch Surfing

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.